JP2002321775A - Gift storage case and gift gaining game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a gift storage case having a utility value other than as a game. SOLUTION: A wheel 37 is installed at the gift storage case 30. This enables the case 30 to run and move on a flat surface. This enables to confer the value of a toy (toy car) to the gift storage case 30 and to make the utility value in a home where there is a child by running of the gift storage case 30 on the flat surface by adding an external force.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a prize accommodating case for accommodating a prize that can be acquired by playing a game and satisfying prescribed conditions, and a prize acquisition game machine using the prize accommodating case.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, many prize acquisition game machines are installed in game corners such as amusement parks and department stores. This prize acquisition game machine can be roughly classified into two types. As a first type of prize acquisition game machine, a prize acquisition game machine of a type in which a large number of prizes are accommodated in a housing and a prize in the housing is randomly paid out when a game is performed and a prescribed condition is satisfied. It is. In addition, as the second game machine, from a large number of prizes arranged in the housing,
This is a prize acquisition game machine of a type in which a favorite prize is selected and the selected prize is paid out when a prescribed condition is satisfied. In any of the prize acquisition game machines, the prize is housed in a dedicated case in a housing. Examples of the case for accommodating the prize include a ball-shaped case that is divided into two, a cylindrical case that is divided into two, and a cubic case that is divided into two. Each of these cases is made of a transparent resin so that the prize to be housed can be checked from the outside.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned prior art has the following problems. Since the prize storage case paid out together with the prize has no use value, the player throws it away in a collection box or the like provided around the game machine. That is, even if the player brings back the prize storage case, the case is not decorated at all, and is rarely used as a case for storing something. Therefore, the prize storage case has no use value other than the game. Also, when playing a game and paying out prizes while satisfying prescribed conditions, the prizes may rattle in the case. When the prize stored in the case is hard such as a clock or an accessory, the case may be damaged due to contact with the prize, or the prize itself may be damaged. When the case has a large or deep scratch, the case cannot be reused even if collected in the collection box, and there is a problem that the running cost increases. In addition, even if a prize is paid out while satisfying a prescribed condition by playing a game, the case containing the prize is merely discharged from the inside of the housing, so that it is not visually interesting. The present invention has been made to solve the above problem, and a first object of the present invention is to provide a prize accommodating case that has a value other than a game. It is a second object of the present invention to provide a game machine that is visually interesting when a prize is paid out.

[0004]

To achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a base on which a prize is placed and a base supported by a lower surface of the base and rolling on a flat surface are provided. A rotating body that allows movement of the base and the base,
The gist of the present invention consists of a cover for covering the premium on the base. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the gist is that the base has a connecting piece that is connected to another base. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect, the gist is that the base includes fixing means for fixing a prize to the base. Claim 4
In the invention described in the above, a prize comprising a base on which the prize is placed, a rotating body supported on the lower surface of the base and allowing movement of the base, and a cover which engages with the base and covers the prize on the base A prize acquisition game machine using a storage case, wherein a prize display section on which the prize storage case is displayed and mounted, a prize take-out opening serving as a take-out opening for paying out the prize, and a position that can be visually recognized from the outside. A passage communicating between the prize display section and the prize take-out port;
The gist of the present invention is that a prize storage case displayed in the prize display section is provided with a forced moving means for moving the prize storage case to the passage side.

(Operation) According to the first aspect of the present invention,
When the rotating body rolls on the passage, the base (cover) travels on a flat surface. According to the second aspect of the present invention, the plurality of bases (covers) are integrally moved on the passage by being connected to another base via the connecting piece. According to the third aspect of the present invention, the prize is fixed to the base by the fixing means, thereby preventing the prize from rattling when the base is moved. According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, for example, when a predetermined condition is cleared by playing a game, the prize storage case displayed in the prize display section moves by itself to the aisle side by the forced moving means. . The prize storage case travels on the passage and moves to the prize take-out opening side.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1, 2A and 2B, a premium display room 13 covered with a glass wall 12 is provided at an upper portion of a housing 11 constituting the game machine. In the lower part of the front side glass wall 12, four prize take-out ports 14 are provided in a horizontal row. Each prize take-out opening 14 is closed by a door 16 rotatably supported by a shaft 15 on the glass wall 12. Each door 16 is configured to rotate in the direction of a dashed line in FIG. The prize display room 13 accommodates four prize display stands 17. Each prize display 17 is formed in a box shape having a passage 18 descending toward the prize take-out opening 14.
Each passage 18 is formed to have undulations that fluctuate in the vertical direction. The lower end of the passage 18 is connected to the prize outlet 14.
It is in the same position as the lower side. On the upper surface of the prize display stand 17, a prize placement plate 19 as a prize display section is provided.
The prize mounting plate 19 is rotatably supported on the prize display 17 via a shaft 20.

[0007] A solenoid 21 is supported below the premium placing plate 19. Shaft 22 of solenoid 21
Is the difference between the contracted position in FIG. 2 (a) and the extended position in FIG. 2 (b).
The switching operation is performed at the position. When the shaft 22 is held at the contracted position in FIG. 2A, the prize placing plate 19 is held in a horizontal state. Also, shaft 2
2 is held in the extended position of FIG.
The tip of the shaft 22 pushes up the bottom surface of the prize mounting plate 19, and the prize mounting plate 19 passes through the shaft 20 on the side of the passage 18 (FIG. 2).
At the same time). Further, the housing 11 below each of the prize take-out openings 14 is provided.
Is provided with a prize selection button 23 at the front of the. A prize storage case 30 is placed on each prize placement plate 19. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the prize storage case 3
0 is made of a soft synthetic resin (for example,
(Polypropylene), and has a rectangular plate shape, and has a concave portion 33 whose lower surface is open. Recess 33 of base 31
Ribs 34 extending in the front-back (left-right direction in FIG. 6)
Are formed on the left and right. Each of the ribs 34 is formed with two concave grooves 35 that open downward. Each groove 3
5 is formed in a shape in which a part of a perfect circle is cut off. An axle 36 is engaged with the opposing concave grooves 35 formed in the ribs 34. As shown in FIGS. 4B to 7, wheels 37 are supported at both ends of the axle 36 (in the present embodiment, the axle 36 and the wheels 37 are integrally formed).
Have been. The diameter r1 of the axle 36 is smaller than the diameter r2 at the center of the groove 35 and larger than the width r3 of the opening of the groove 35. When the axle 36 is fitted into the groove 35, the axle 36 is pushed toward the center of the groove 35 from the opening of the groove 35. Then, the opening of the groove 35 becomes the axle 36.
As a result, the axle 36 is housed in the groove 35. At the same time, the opening that has been pushed outward returns to its original state.

At the front of the base 31, a plate-shaped first connecting piece 38 projecting forward is integrally formed. A cylindrical projection 39 is integrally formed on the upper surface of the first connecting piece 38. A plate-like second connecting piece 40 projecting rearward is integrally formed at a rear portion of the base 31. The second connecting piece 40 is formed with a through hole 41 having a diameter larger than the diameter of the projection 39 of the first connecting piece 38. Engaging recesses 50 are formed on the upper surface of the front and rear central portions of the base 31, respectively. The base 31 is provided with a cover 32 made of a transparent resin. The cover 32 is formed in a substantially cubic shape, and its bottom surface is open. Engagement projections 51 are formed in the front and rear central portions of the lower portion of the cover 32, respectively. Each of the engagement projections 51 is provided with an engagement recess 5 of the base 31.
0 is engaged. The engagement of the engaging projections 51 of the cover 32 with the engagement recesses 50 of the base 31 prevents the cover 32 from being easily detached from the base 31. Notches 52 are formed on the left and right central side surfaces of the base 31, respectively. A string (in this embodiment, a rubber band is used) 53 for tightening and fixing a prize (mini car in this embodiment) P to the base 31 passes through both cutouts 52. Since the string 53 passes through the cutout 52, the string 53 is
Is prevented from being caught between the two.

Subsequently, the prize P is stored in the prize storage case 30.
The operation when accommodating is described. The premium P is placed on the base 31. Premium P with string 53
To fix it to the base 31. One (front side or rear side) engagement projection 51 of the cover 32 is inserted into the engagement recess 50 of the base 31 (see FIG. 4A). The engagement projection 51 on the opposite side to the side inserted into the engagement recess 50 is inserted into the engagement recess 50. Thereby, the engagement between the base 31 and the cover 32 is performed. The prize is stored in the prize storage case 30 as described above.

Next, the operation of paying out the prize P will be described. Before starting the game, the player presses the prize selection button 23 corresponding to the prize mounting table 17 on which the desired prize K is mounted and displayed in advance. When the prize selection button 23 is pressed, the game starts. When the specified conditions are cleared by playing the game (in the present embodiment, the details of the game are irrelevant to the purpose of the present invention, and thus detailed description thereof will be omitted). The solenoid 21 corresponding to the selection button 23 is turned on.
When the solenoid 21 is turned on, the shaft 22 is extended,
The prize placing plate 19 rotates around the shaft 20 (FIG. 2A).
The state shown in FIG. 2B is changed from the state shown in FIG. When the prize placement plate 19 rotates to the state shown in FIG. 2B, the prize storage case 30 moves downward by gravity. The prize storage case 30 is located in the passage 18
It travels on its own and travels to a position facing the prize take-out opening 14. When the prize accommodating case 30 moves to a position facing the prize take-out opening 14, the player moves the door 16
Is opened, and the prize accommodating case 30 is taken out from the prize take-out opening 14. When removing the prize P from the prize storage case 30, the front (or rear) surface of the cover 32 is pushed in to disengage the engagement recess 50 of the base 31 with the engagement protrusion 51 of the cover 32, and the base 31 Remove the cover 32 from. Next, the string 53 is removed from the base 31. Thus, the prize P can be taken out of the prize storage case 30.

As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained. -By attaching the axle 36 and the wheels 37 to the prize accommodating case 30, the case 30 can travel and move on a flat surface. As a result, the utility value of the prize storage case 30 is improved. That is, when the external force is applied, the prize storage case 30 travels on a flat surface, so that the prize storage case 30 is given the value of a toy (a toy car), and the prize storage case 30 is useful in a home with small children. The connecting pieces 38 and 40 are provided before and after the prize accommodating case 30 so as to be connectable to another prize accommodating case P. As shown in FIG. 7, when a plurality of prize storage cases 30 are connected, by applying an external force to one prize storage case 30, the other connected prize storage cases 30 also travel together. Moving. As described above, by connecting the plurality of prize storage cases 30, the value of a toy such as a train toy is given, and the value as a toy is further improved. -The prize P is fastened to the base 31 with the string 53 to restrict the movement of the prize 30 in the case 30. This can prevent the prize P from being damaged when the prize P is paid out, and also prevent the case 30 from being damaged due to a contact impact with the prize P. When the prize P is paid out, the prize storage case 30 passes through the passage 18 from above the prize mounting plate 19 and the prize take-out port 1
4 and self-propelled. Since the movement of the prize P can be visually recognized from the outside,
Unlike the conventional prize payout game machine that simply pays out the prize P, the visual action at the time of prize payout can be interesting. Thereby, the curiosity of the player can be further enhanced.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but may be embodied with the following modifications. In the above-described embodiment, the rotator is constituted by the axle 36 and the wheel 37, and the prize accommodating case P is configured to move on the passage 18 by the two rotational motions. Rolling between the passage and the base,
The prize storage case 31 may be configured to move on the passage 18. The present invention may be embodied without providing the connection pieces (the first connection piece 38 and the second connection piece 40) before and after the base 31 constituting the premium accommodating case P. -It may be embodied without using the string 53 as a fixing means. -The shape of the base 31 of the prize accommodation case P may be formed in various shapes such as a disk shape, a star shape, a hexagonal shape, and the like. In this case, it is necessary to fix the shape of the cover 32 to the shape of the base. By changing the shapes of the prize base 31 and the cover 32 in various shapes, the design of the prize storage case P is increased, and the utility value is further improved. -The rotation of the prize mounting plate 19 is performed by a solenoid 2 which performs a linear motion.
1, but may be embodied by using a motor that performs a rotating motion instead of the solenoid 21. The connection pieces (the first connection piece 38 and the second connection piece 40) may be embodied by being provided on the left and right in addition to the front and rear of the base 31.

[0013]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a rotator is provided on the base so that the prize storage case can run on a flat surface. Thereby, the use value of the prize storage case is improved. That is, when the external force is applied, the prize storage case travels and moves on a flat surface, so that the prize storage case is given the value of a toy (a toy car), and the prize storage case is useful in a home with small children. According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, a connecting piece is provided on the base so that it can be connected to another prize storage case. In a state in which a plurality of prize accommodation cases are connected, by applying an external force to one prize accommodation case, the other connected prize accommodation cases also move together. As described above, by connecting a plurality of prize storage cases, the value of a toy such as a train toy is given, and the value as a toy is further improved.
According to the invention described in claim 3, claim 1 or claim 2
In addition to the effects of the invention described in (1), since the movement of the prize in the case is regulated by the fixing means, it is possible to prevent damage to the prize at the time of dispensing the prize and damage to the case due to contact impact with the prize. According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, at the time of paying out the prize, the prize accommodating case travels by itself from the prize display section through the passage to the prize take-out port. At this time, since the movement of the prize storage case can be visually recognized from the outside, the visual action at the time of prize payout can be interesting unlike a conventional prize payout game machine that simply pays out prizes.

[0014]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a game machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A is a partial cross-sectional view of the game machine in a state where a prize is waiting on a prize display. (B) is a partial cross-sectional view of the game machine in a state where the prize display tilts and the prize starts moving.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a prize storage case in which a prize is stored.

FIG. 4A is a partial cross-sectional view showing an engagement portion between a base and a cover of a prize accommodating case. (B) is a partial sectional view showing the relationship between the axle and the size of the groove.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of the prize storage case.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the premium case.

FIG. 7 is a side view of a state in which two prize accommodation cases are connected.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference numeral 11 denotes a cabinet forming a prize acquisition game machine; 12 denotes a glass wall forming a prize acquisition game machine; 13 denotes a prize exhibition room;
4 prize take-out opening, 18 passage, 19 prize placement plate constituting prize display section, 21 solenoid acting as forcible moving means, 31 base, 32 cover, 36 axle constituting rotating body, 37 ... wheels constituting a rotating body, 38 ...
A first connecting piece constituting a connecting piece, 40 a second connecting piece constituting a connecting piece, 53 a string as fixing means, P a prize.

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A base on which a prize is placed; a rotator supported on a lower surface of the base to allow the base to move by rolling on a flat surface; and engaging a prize on the base by engaging the base. A prize storage case consisting of a covering cover. 2. The prize accommodating case according to claim 1, wherein the base has a connecting piece connected to another base. 3. The prize storage case according to claim 1, wherein the base has fixing means for fixing a prize to the base. 4. A prize container comprising: a base on which a prize is placed; a rotator supported on a lower surface of the base to allow movement of the base; and a cover engaged with the base and covering the prize on the base. A prize acquisition game machine using a case, wherein a prize display section on which the prize accommodating case is displayed and placed; a prize take-out opening serving as a take-out opening for paying out the prize; A prize acquisition game machine comprising: a passage communicating between the prize display section and the prize take-out port; and a forced moving means for moving the prize storage case displayed in the prize display section to the passage side.